For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

2000 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,264 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Sargent

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Overview

In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. Dutton as Dizzy Gillespie and José Zúñiga as Paquito D'Rivera, this gripping jazz biopic is at once a detailed portrait of a musician and a stinging critique

Dialogue Timeline — 1,216 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:03 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
00:07:22 -Sir, the embassy's closed. -Not for me. I'm Dizzy Gillespie.
00:10:33 -Government sponsored? -Yes, of course.
00:14:19 Tastes like the fourth time through on these grounds.
00:18:26 But you stayed.
00:21:20 And she actually left.
00:25:50 It's worse than I thought.
00:29:56 She must be staying at the colonel's house.
00:36:30 C'mon, let's go.
00:41:07 Let's try a bribe.
00:44:42 -You asked him? -Yes.
00:50:00 What I feel about you...
00:55:43 It's round.
00:59:41 Karl Marx can kiss Chano Pozo's ass.
01:06:54 Boat leaves mañana.
01:10:38 -Your own band? -Yes, my own band.
01:13:52 They took away his dream, his love, his trade!
01:17:54 -What's his crime? -He got too popular.
01:24:12 The reason I've come here is to see if maybe I could talk about Arturo.
01:28:51 Is that an accurate quote?
01:33:36 You can't pack too much because you'll call attention to yourself.
01:37:00 We'll be there in two weeks.
01:42:30 You must find a way of protecting us.
100:00:00 running away at Mariel, they are giving up.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,216
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:04:03
Final line100:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJoseph Sargent
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,264